A Survey of Communications and Collaborative Web Technologies
The web has changed the way we do things in a variety of ways. It is not uncommon to associate the term disruptive technologies to the radical changes happening on the web. This paper takes an encompassing view of developments surrounding the web with a particular emphasis on emerging trends an...
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International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (IJCIT)
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10308/1/Narayanan.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10308/ http://cit.fer.hr/index.php/CIT/article/view/2507 http://dx.doi.org/10.2498/cit.1002507 |
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| Summary: | The web has changed the way we do things in a variety
of ways. It is not uncommon to associate the term
disruptive technologies to the radical changes happening
on the web. This paper takes an encompassing view
of developments surrounding the web with a particular
emphasis on emerging trends and evolving application
scenarios. We provide a broad overview of technologies,
in revealing directions for emerging developments as well
as directions for next-generation developments. This
survey paper first reviews aspects of the web growth and
its contributing factors such as the expanding landscape
of social networks, mass collaborative system capabilities,
and eCommunities. We then present concerns
relating to the numerous developments, particularly with
respect to social and political developments. This paper
clearly points out the knowledge gaps and the ensuing
dangers arising from the purely commercial perspectives
and motivation that is driving the web. By focusing on
the trees rather than the forest as a whole, we are in the
process of losing ourselves and endangering our future.
Subsequently, we explore the implications of current
developments in enabling the web to serve as a platform
for serious work, in allowing users to focus on creatively
shaping of our world. |
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